ROH §2-24.6
Council can override planning commission or director with two-thirds vote
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lets the city council pass a proposal to change certain land-use rules even if the planning commission or the director disagrees or misses a deadline. To do this, at least two-thirds of the full council must vote yes. It only applies to specific types of proposals listed in the law.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Action by council
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) If the planning commission disapproves a council proposal to revise or amend the general plan, any development plan, or a zoning ordinance, or recommends a modification thereof not accepted by the council, or fails to make its report within a period of either 30 days after the close of its public hearing or 90 days after the commencement of processing by the commission pursuant to § 2-24.5 (a), whichever occurs first, the council may nevertheless consider and adopt such council proposal, but only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of its entire membership.
(b) If the director disapproves a council proposal to revise or amend the subdivision ordinance, or recommends a modification thereof not accepted by the council, or fails to submit the report and proposed ordinance to the council within the required deadline specified in § 2-24.4 (b), including any extensions approved by the council pursuant to § 2-24.4 (c), the council may nevertheless consider and adopt such council proposal, but only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of its entire membership.
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